Revisiting Something Awesome

Now in fairness, this piece of horological drip (that means dope, which means tight, which... gentle reader, means good) came out some time ago -

Courtesy of Eterna

I go to a LOT of watch events/shows.  Typically, I am not wandering around gawking. I am manning the tables, talking about the brand I am representing, listening (more often than not) to yet another devotee of all things Rolex go on and on and on and on (sorry, just wanted to give you the flavor) and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about their reference -"ireallygiveashitxjy32skeedoo - you know the one Steve McQueen was wearing while he was taking a bath with his first wife. No, not the one with the Hanhart! No, not the one with the Tag Heuer, the ROLEX one!!!"

The scene, invariably, is Brooklyn or some other similar environ. Ironic tattoos and beer that you didn't want to drink when you were in high school flood your senses with a visceral overload instilling you with an unshakeable conviction that you are truly an alien in a foreign land. COVID-19 is scary enough, don't get me going on Millennialitis!

But I digress...

I think, invariably, we all are looking for something that we identify with. And for better or worse, a strong part of my personal watch identification, my "horological looking glass self" if you will, is intertwined with the Eterna Kontiki. 

Courtesy of Eterna

And this bronze green goodness continues to haunt my waking dreams. But I promise, I will not corner you at a watch gathering wearing a trucker hat with Pabst Blue Ribbon in one hand, and droning on endlessly.  I'll let the watch do the talking ; )

Should you be of a similar mind, here are the pertinents -

MOVEMENT
Calibre Maison Eterna EMC 3902A, power reserve 65h, 28’800 v.p.h, 30 jewels, 1 ball bearing

 

CASE
All brushed bronze, rotating bezel with green ceramic ring, case back secured with screw, sapphire crystal opening in stainless steel
 

CRYSTAL
Scratch-resistant, anti-reflective sapphire crystal
 

DIMENSIONS
∅ 44 mm / 14.05 mm
DIAL
Green, matt structured
 

STRAP & CLASP
Brown waterproof leather strap, bronze pin buckle
 

FUNCTIONS
Hour, minute, second

Some More Chronofighter Goodness

From Graham -

So I was asked about "trends" at BaselWorld.  Well first and foremost was the "hipster beard".  No, I'm not talking "Ben Clymeresque" studiously curated stubble - no, I'm talking living in Canton, Ohio but trying to project that I live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  These were beards of truly epic scale that essentially made me question whether these "bros" had significant others or possibly they just all hung out in "tragically ironic" dive bars drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon and taking selfies of their Bremonts and Shinolas.  Just sayin'....

But rather than further discuss the "Amish Outlaws", I'd rather focus on another trend and that was the "camo" look.  And Eberhard and Graham were the two brands to successfully harness the feeling.

So some basics:

A chronograph with seconds and a 30 minute counter.  The date is in a refreshingly unusual location at 8 o'clock.  Powered by Graham's Calibre G1747 and boasting a power reserve of 48 hours.

The case is of black PVD stainless steel and measure s 47 mm in diameter.  The "fast action" left-hand 'trigger' lever is constructed of black carbon.  The reset pusher is black rubber.

The bezel is black ceramic, and the sapphire crystal is domed sapphire.  The back display crystal is "smoked".

Water resistance is rated at 100 meters, 330 feet or for the more nautical of you out there - 10 bars.

The dial is painted in a green camouflage motif, with an identification number on the seconds counter.  This is based on regimental numbers.

This piece makes up art of the Black Arrow Trilogy - but more on that later.